Omens From The Soothsayer

[Wretched 2075]

**A scroll has been pinned to Haelun’or’s notice-board.**

 

 

Fellow citizens of Haelun’or,

 

          Over my years of reading and interpreting fate, I have come across consistencies, and these constants are the omens I offer to you with this notice. Though much of my studying in the art of foresight has required little outward aid, with scribing assistance I now write to you to beg your attention to the omens that follow.

 

          With the kindness and resources of the Silver State, I have made great lengths in mapping the motions of fate, and delving into its many pockets of otherwise unlearnable knowledge. As my vision of the unseen expands, so does my sense of obligation to the Mali’thill; I aim to bring further benefit and advantage to the people of Haelun’or, and ask that should you encounter or experience one of the following omens, whether they occur in reality or within a dream, please come and find me.

 

          Lend me your eyes and watch for omens. With your help, you will further my efforts to study, and to understand.

 

-- Ode, The Soothsayer

 

 

The Green Glow of Dawn

 

**A depiction of the omen is sketched below**

 

 

          The appearance of green lights in the sky as the sun begins rising on the horizon, is an omen of Great Change. This omen will usually occur before an event of political reformation, the altering of significant laws, or the resettlement of a people from one home to another.

 

          The Green Glow of Dawn is most frequently sighted across large bodies of water or over mountainous terrain, and may last several minutes or appear as a brief and instant flash.

 

 

The Wilting of a Lone Flower

 

**A depiction of the omen is sketched below**

 

 

          A wilting lone flower amongst others that still thrive, is an omen of Loss. This omen is personal to the individual that discovers the flower, foretelling that soon they will lose something, or someone, that they care for deeply. The wilting of a lone flower does not necessarily predict death, and is representative of loss in all its forms.

 

          While the omen may be located anywhere, it will typically be found in gardens where other greenery is lush, or nestled within plant-pots amongst other living flowers.

 

 

The Snake in the Sapling Birch

 

**A depiction of the omen is sketched below**

 

 

          A snake coiled around the sapling of a birch tree is an omen of Evil Intent. It is a foretelling that a nearby malevolent force is poised to strike the innocent. The snake in the sapling birch is an omen of the shadows; its presence indicates that the malevolent force is under the guise of an innocent.

 

          If the snake in the sapling birch is of totally white pigmentation, then the omen is of Great Evil Intent, and foretells of a malevolent force that will strike on a grander scale.

 

 

The Bleeding of the Oak

 

**A depiction of the omen is sketched below**

 

 

          An oak tree that seeps a blood-red sap is an omen of Broken Ties. It is a foretelling that a people, be they group or nation, will dirty their bond with another. Often will the bleeding of the oak occur before moments of grand betrayal or neglect, where something once considered an ally will soon become adversary.

 

          The scale of the ties broken may be determined from the quantity of blood-red sap that leaks from the oak tree; a trickle may represent a broken friendship, while a thick gushing will foretell of ties broken on a larger scale.

 

 

The Triad of Doves

 

**A depiction of the omen is sketched below**

 

 

          The presence of three white doves in close proximity is an omen of Prosperity. This omen is a personal one, foretelling that the individual to discover the triad will soon come across good fortune, often manifesting as an accumulation of wealth or the achieving of a higher social status.

 

          If any of the three doves are dead when discovered, it is instead an omen of Misfortune, where wealth or social status are lost rather than gained. If all three of the doves are discovered dead, it is an omen of Great Misfortune, where the individual will experience a fall from which they will never fully recover.

 

 

The Soaring Star

 

**A depiction of the omen is sketched below**

 

 

          A star flying at speed overhead in the night’s sky is an omen of Birth. The star foretells of fertility, and its presence is an indication of a successful pregnancy to come. As well, the soaring star may foretell the abandoning of an old life and beginning of a new one.

 

          The Soaring Star is an always fleeting omen, appearing for approximately one second before vanishing again into the blanket of night.

 

 

The Blood Moon

 

**A depiction of the omen is sketched below**

 

 

          When the surface of the moon glows a crimson red, it is an omen of Undoing. The Blood Moon foretells of destruction in its most hateful form. The omen will usually occur before acts of unjust war, the attempted purging of a people, or a hostile invasion from a divine entity.

 

          The Blood Moon is a very rare omen, and its occurrence indicates significant changes to the entire world rather than a select group of people. If experienced in a dream, the Blood Moon may indicate a more personal undoing.

 

 

The Spoiling of the Sea

 

**A depiction of the omen is sketched below**

 

 

          When the corpses of fish, rotting or skeletal, rise en masse to the surface of nearby waters, it is an omen of Sickness. It foretells of a coming wave of illness and tribulation, with the severity of the event determined by the number of fish present.

 

          This omen may predict a more personal sickness of the mind if only one carcass is discovered or if experienced in a dream, but if there are more than one then the omen foretells many will be affected.

 

 

The One-Eyed Wolf

 

**A depiction of the omen is sketched below**

 

 

          A wolf bearing only one eye is an omen of Choice. The wolf is a personal omen, foretelling that the individual that encounters it will soon have to make an important decision.

 

          To the best of knowledge, the one-eyed wolf will only occur in dreams.

 

 

The Lone Crack of Thunder

 

**A depiction of the omen is sketched below**

 

 

          A single pronounced strike of lightning and accompanying crack of thunder that is followed by no others, is an omen of Sinister Creation. The lightning foretells of the birth, creation or formation of a dark and predatory entity, somewhere out across the world.

 

          This omen should be considered an early warning, and the closer the lightning strikes to you, the nearer the thing that has been born.

 

 

The Blotting of the Sun

 

**A depiction of the omen is sketched below**

 

 

          The blotting of the Sun is the omen of Endings. When the moon passes before the Sun, and in an instant turns day to night, it foretells that soon a great ending will occur. This may range from the collapse or eradication of a nation, to the end of the world as we know it.

 

          Though a dark sun may not necessarily predict the end of the world, if an apocalyptic event of an irreversible nature were to soon occur, then it is this omen all the world will look up to behold. The blotting of the Sun is the rarest omen, but its presence represents the very greatest of coming dangers.

 

[Valannor 6405]

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[MsLinni 828]

FILVEN:

A young eleven boy slowly reads the text on the scroll sounding each word out carefully. As he continues to read his eyes widen in shock and dismay. “DAA!” He exclaims bringing the scroll to his parent “WHAA???”

[Treshure 5817]

Irulan Elibar’acal pens a letter to the Soothsayer.

 

”These omens harken more to religious fantasia over anything that the thilln have culminated over centuries of reason and analysis. If you are so bold to lull mali’aheral into the thought practice of Druidic seers and orcish brutes, perhaps you will field me in a contest of values. I deign to meet you over tea in Haelun’or so that I may lay these ideas to rest. 
 

I eagerly await your response,

Irulan Elibar’acal”

[Wretched 2075]

33 minutes ago, Treshure said:

Irulan Elibar’acal pens a letter to the Soothsayer.

 

”These omens harken more to religious fantasia over anything that the thilln have culminated over centuries of reason and analysis. If you are so bold to lull mali’aheral into the thought practice of Druidic seers and orcish brutes, perhaps you will field me in a contest of values. I deign to meet you over tea in Haelun’or so that I may lay these ideas to rest. 
 

I eagerly await your response,

Irulan Elibar’acal”

 

**A small envelope is delivered back, the parchment within reading as follows:**

 

Your invitation is graciously accepted.

 

**Curiously, a token is also enclosed within the envelope; a small wooden coin with an engraving of an eye on both sides.**

[KronugiN 137]

Mister Leverys approaches the notice board in his now usual nonchalant gait. His eyes get caught by a particular missive that sticks out among the rest. In a matter of seconds, Elmali could've been seen vigorously jotting in a battered notebook, his struggle to hold back the panicked excitement getting in the way of qualitative penmanship. After being done with transcribing, Khaeryr looked around to make sure he was not witnessed or, at the very least, noticed. As he bestows the memo with a final glance, the elf mutters, more to himself than to anyone else:

”To peek beyond the horizon of present, to caress a glimpse into the future, to encapture the fate itself. A preposterous notion,” he smirks, “yet such an enthralling one, too.”